Closet Monster
2015 · 90 min · Director: Stephen Dunn
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
8-years-old Oscar Madly became traumatized. Around the same time that his mother left their family (with Oscar firmly taking his dad's side), Oscar witnessed a gay hate crime at school that left the victim bloodied and permanently paralyzed. Ten years pass. Oscar, befriended by his talking hamster Buffy, wants to get into a special effects make-up school (using his friend Gemma as a model), and has come to realize his spiteful father's anti-social, immature short-comings. When Oscar meets co-worker Wilder at the hardware store, sexual feelings begin to stir but accompanied by severe stomach pains (the memory of the hate crime). A farewell costume party for Wilder brings Oscar's issues to a head, expressed sometimes in surreal terms.
Emotional fingerprint
Closet Monster (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Sadness25%
- Empathy20%
- Disturbing15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Hope
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Hope | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 55 % | 40 % | 8 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 69 % | 55 % | 9 % | 41 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 51 % | 11 % | 55 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 61 % | 23 % | 23 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 48 % | 14 % | 29 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 44 % | 21 % | 23 % | 14 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 46 % | 26 % | 15 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sadness | 53 % | 30 % | 18 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 54 % | 21 % | 29 % | 11 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Hope | 50 % | 18 % | 34 % | 8 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 55 % | 34 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 63 % | 41 % | 15 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 60 % | 35 % | 18 % | 32 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 61 % | 38 % | 21 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 68 % | 50 % | 28 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 78 % | 66 % | 29 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 81 % | 71 % | 26 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 74 % | 59 % | 41 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Hope | 71 % | 43 % | 61 % | 10 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Hope | 72 % | 33 % | 67 % | 2 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Wilder
Gemma
Allison
Anna
Kathryn
Teenage Boy
News Reporter
Constable Bennett
Ms. Mercer
Hardware Store Customer
Mercedes
Greg
Christine
Newlywed Man
Details
- Directed by
- Stephen Dunn
- Written by
- Don McKellar, Stephen Dunn
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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